Protocol and Class Rule Announced for 37th America’s Cup
Reduced crew numbers, a nationality rule, a women's America's Cup, and a youth America's Cup among other key details announced for the 37th America's Cup. After much speculation amongst America's Cup fans and the sailing…
Video: Team American Magic AC75 “Patriot” Capsizes While Racing in New Zealand
Watch as American Magic's AC75 Patriot capsizes in a strong gust of wind while leading around the final mark of the race during the PRADA Cup Round Robins in Auckland, New Zealand. Here's a full report of the incident from…
America’s Cup World Series Takes Flight
For the first time, the foiling monohull AC 75s lined up against one another in Auckland, NZ, kicking off a four-month run of races leading the the America's Cup Final match race in March 2021. Whether it’s racing on Puget…
VIDEO: Tucker Thompson America’s Cup Update
I originally got to know Tucker Thompson when I had the opportunity to interview him to for 48° North prior to the America's Cup in Bermuda. Tucker is extremely active in the America's Cup scene—he's a former Cup sailor, the…
Red Bull Youth America’s Cup – Bermuda, June 2017
Twelve youth teams, twelve nations. The pathway to professional sailing. What a thrill to be selected to sail a AC45F foiling catamaran representing your country during the 35th America’s Cup. That’s a lot of responsibility…
Emirates Team New Zealand Wins 35th America’s Cup!
America’s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton, June, 2017, in Bermuda. What happens next? Some people might argue the 35th America’s Cup was not exciting because it did not have the same down to the wire drama as the 34th…
Louis Vuitton – America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs – Final Emirates Team New Zealand vs Artemis Racing
Peter Burling with the Finals trophy. Down to the final two America’s Cup Challengers - first to five points on the scoreboard has the privilege of facing the Defender, ORACLE TEAM USA in the AC Final. Excitement in Bermuda…
Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs – Semi Final
Vindication for Barker or triumph for Outteridge? Experience versus better boat speed? Coming into the last semi-final race Artemis Racing had pulled ahead of SoftBank Japan with a score of 4 to 3. The previous day Artemis…
35th America’s Cup – Bermuda
The America's Cup when it was on display at the Anacortes Yacht Club - burgees shown are those of Golden Gate Yacht Club and AYC. Remember the last America’s Cup and how thrilling it was to watch ORACLE TEAM USA snatch…
#TBT: Local Sailor and Designer Paul Bieker Heads BMW Oracle Structures Team in Seattle
Local Sailor and Designer Paul Bieker Heads BMW Oracle Structures Team in Seattle by Liza Tewell One of Paul Bieker’s earliest memories is of a car crash. Seems his plastic surgeon dad had a taste for fast excitement…